In our latest podcast, Dr. Wesley Burks, CEO of UNC Health, discusses healthcare transformation, favoring 'health-based care' over traditional value-based care. Explore insights on challenges with value-based care, successful patient-first models at UNC Health, and valuable advice for health system leaders navigating payer relationships. Join this episode for profound insights into the evolving healthcare landscape, concluding with Dr. Burks' reflections on prioritizing patient well-being.
Summary
Healthcare Transformation: Prioritizing Health-Based Care
Insights from Dr. Wesley Burks, CEO of UNC Health
Challenges with Value-Based Care
In our latest podcast, Dr. Wesley Burks, CEO of UNC Health, discusses healthcare transformation, favoring 'health-based care' over traditional value-based care. Explore insights on challenges with value-based care.
Successful Patient-First Models at UNC Health
Discover successful patient-first models at UNC Health discussed by Dr. Wesley Burks. Learn how they prioritize patient care and well-being.
Valuable Advice for Health System Leaders
Dr. Wesley Burks provides valuable advice for health system leaders navigating payer relationships. Gain insights into managing relationships and achieving health-based care goals.
Prioritizing Patient Well-being
Join this episode for profound insights into the evolving healthcare landscape, concluding with Dr. Burks' reflections on prioritizing patient well-being.
Dr. Wesley Berks, CEO at UNC Health in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, recently penned an op-ed for Becker's advocating for healthy-based care over value-based care. He defines UNC Health as the state's healthcare system, with 16+ hospitals and 40,000+ teammates dedicated to promoting health and wellbeing. Dr. Berks says that while value-based care has its merits, it can often focus too heavily on financial incentives rather than patient care. He believes that a fragmented healthcare landscape and a fee-for-service foundation are hindering progress towards achieving healthy-based care. At UNC Health, their primary vehicle for this is the UNC Health Alliance, a clinically integrated network that partners with local payers like Blue Cross. Despite increasing tensions between many health systems and payers, Dr. Berks advises leaders to focus on a patient-first approach and use technology to meet patients' changing expectations for personalized, convenient care.
In this podcast, Dr. John Burks discusses the current state of healthcare and how it has been impacted by COVID-19. He talks about the importance of focusing on both patients and employees in order to improve the healthcare system. He also shares his thoughts on the future of healthcare and offers advice for leaders in the industry.
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This episode aired on 01/23/2024 and can be listened here.
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